Scientia Marina publishes original papers, reviews and comments concerning research in the following fields:

-Marine Biology and Ecology
-Fisheries and Fisheries Ecology
-Systematics, Faunistics and Marine Biogeography
-Physical Oceanography
-Chemical Oceanography
-Marine Geology.

Emphasis is placed on articles of an interdisciplinary nature and of general interest.

Scientia Marina is the successor to Investigación Pesquera, a Journal of Marine Sciences published since 1955 by the Institut de Ciències del Mar de Barcelona (CSIC).

The electronic edition of Scientia Marina provides unrestricted, free access to all its contents, and to postprint articles in advance to the printed edition.

Scientia Marina is covered by the Web of Science (Thomson-ISI) SCI since 1998 and SCOPUS.

Impact Factor 2011 (2 years): 1.278
Impact Factor 2011 (5 years): 1.406
Rank: 54/97 (Q3, Marine and Freshwater Research)
Source: ©2012 Thomson Reuters, Journal Citation Reports®

Eigenfactor / Percentile 2010: 0.004086 / 66
Article influence/ Percentile 2010: 0.4416 / 47
Eigenfactor Category: Ecology and Evolution
Source: © 2012 University of Washington eigenFACTOR®

SJR 2011: 0.627
Rank: 68/164 (Q2, Aquatic Science)
Source: ©2012 Scimago Research Group, Data Source: Scopus®